Departments of Paraguay

Capital District and Departments of Paraguay Distrito Capital y Departamentos de Paraguay (Spanish)
Alto Paraguay Boquerón Presidente Hayes Amambay Concepción San Pedro Distrito Capital Guairá Caazapá Alto Paraná Caaguazú Canindeyú Itapúa Paraguarí Misiones Ñeembucú Cordillera Central Brazil Bolivia Argentina
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of Paraguay
Number	17 Departments 1 Capital District
Populations	Departments only: 15,008 (Alto Paraguay) – 1,929,834 (Central)
Areas	Departments only: 14,670 km2 (5,663 sq mi) (Canindeyú) – 91,670 km2 (35,394 sq mi) (Boquerón)
Government	Department government, National government
Subdivisions	Districts

Paraguay consists of 17 departments (Spanish: departamentos; singular – departamento) and one capital district (distrito capital).

The country is divided into two regions: The "Occidental Region" or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes), and the "Oriental Region" (other departments and the capital district).